Kosta Barbarouses and the cheap shots
Kosta Barbarouses terminated his contract with the Wellington Phoenix a few weeks ago. The club then issued a statement that it was a personal matter, and that after a long[…]
Monthly Archive: June 2017
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Crusaders Quelled and Out-Thought Crusaders 3: Lions 12.
By The Spotter Suffocated; big time. As a spectacle for any new neutral it would have been dire to watch as it all morphed into something across between the Indian sport of Kabaddi with a lot[…]
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What’s in a Name?
By Harbour Heather Earlier this week, Cricket Australia announced that they were dropping the Southern Stars moniker for their premier ladies team. In order not to lose the history attached[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 9 June
Snapshot in the family album. Daddy what else did you leave behind for me? The Lions strength is their set piece. Trailing the Blues by six they had an attacking[…]
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A Blue Night Out
By The Spotter More vegetarians than meat eaters. Out SBW, plumb in front. Lions Rover stalls on Planet Rugby. Puss in Boots. Whatever way you might headline it and should the Crusaders vanquish[…]
Perpetuating a myth
Is the women’s draw at the French Open actually taking place? It doesn’t appear to be in New Zealand anyway. There is no doubt this is a busy month for[…]
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80 Minutes In 80 Words: NRL Round 14
By Stephen Gallagher THUSRDAY: Cronulla Sharks V Melbourne Storm – Southern Cross Group Stadium – 21.55NZT The top of the table clash gets us underway for Round 14. It will[…]
adidas Football Launches Nemeziz, a Boot for the Agile Creator
– Nemeziz will be one of adidas’ key silos, alongside the Ace and X – – Built for the most agile players in the game, Nemeziz will be the new[…]
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The Provincial Barbarians 7: The Lions 13
By The Spotter If that performance against the NZ Provincial Baa-baas last night isn’t going to count as the Lions’ worst tour performance, then surer than yet another moronic tweet from that dunce[…]
There’s Life in the Old Dog Rugby yet; Pride, Great Tries and Lousy Lovers
By The Spotter It was nigh on forty long years ago that I fell in love with Rugby and the All Blacks. It was Saturday, 18 June 1977 to be exact and it[…]
